The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-22

and the Scotch king stood next to the English
line in right of claim. Henry Wits son,
Edward VI, died in boyhOod; his half sister.
Mary, though married, died chiIdless, and
the remaining sister, Elizabeth, never mar
ried. So on her death her fathers line was
extinct, and the crown went to her cousin,
James VI of Scotland and James l Of
England. He was a coward, a pedant,
glutton and a voluptuary; but he was
the undoubted heir of Alfred the Great of
the Plantagenets both York and Lancaster,
of Henry Tudor and of William the Con-
queror. Add that he had more learning than
wisdom, and vanity that would have been
called childish if it had not been too disgust
ing, and one may see how easily he came to
look upon himself as "divinely appointed"
His son Charles l was beheaded; his son
Charles II died without legitimate issue, and
the latter's brother, James II was driven
away by the revolution of 1858, after which
it was enacted by parliament that none but
Protestants should wear the crown. So
Mary. daughter of james ii, was set up,
with her husband William III; but they
| died childless. James second daughter Anne
| succeeded, but she died chiIdleSs, and so the
Protestant line of Charles l was extinct. and
| the claim went back to James /, and to his
| daughter Elizabeth, who was married to the
1913. She had daughter, Sophia, who had
married Ernest Augustus, sovereign of Han
over; so the British parliament, anticipating
| the death of Queen Anne without living
| issue, had enacted that the crown right
should be Sin the Princess Sophia and the
heirs of her body, being Prouestants." She
| died before Anne, however, and her son be
| came king of England and elector of Han
| over as George l. This brought in the house
| of Hanover and the four Georges, and finally
| Victoria. In the meantime the Catholic side
| of the old Stuart line, namely the descend
ants of James ii through his Catholic sons,
| had become extinct, so all claims of all races,
religions and dynasties are once more united
| in Victoria.
George III was succeeded by his oldest son
George ", who died without legitimate issue
and was succeeded by William ", third son
of George III. Early on the Goth of JunA
1887, he too died without legitimate issue; SO
| the right to the crown went next to the
| fourth son, Edward, Duke of Kent, but as
that prince had died soon after the birth of
his only daughter, Victoria, she succeeded TO
his rights There still remained the fifth son
of George H. Ernest, Duke of Cumber-
| land and as the law of Hanover did not
allow woman to reign THAT country had
become kingdom), Ernest succeeded to the
crown and took himself off, to the great de-
| light of Englishmen of all ranks, who de-
tested him and were pleased with the separa-
ton of the kingdoms Victoria was born at
Kensington palace, May "a, 1919, and was
therefore but Is years old when she became
| queen Her mother had reared her in great
seclusion and her education and training
were excellent. The dignitaries who went
before daylight to announce to the princess
| the death of her royal uncle relate that ito
| prove that she did not keep them waiting she
| came into the room in loose white night
gown and shawl, her night cap thrown off
and her hair falling upon her shoulders, her
feet in slippers, tears in her eyes, but per
fectly collected and dignifed." Lord Mel
bourne, the prime minister, set the meeting
of the privy council at IL o'clock that day
there the queen took the coronation oath, anC
the cabinet ministers and other privy coun
cilors swore allegiance to her and expressed
themselves charmed by her gentle dignity
and engaging manners.
The proclamation of the new sovereign anC
her speech in person from the throne in thu
house Of lords followed soon after; but hel
public coronation and the brilliant pageantry
connected Herewith took place the mex
year-June IS, 1855 While many persons o
royal blood and many noblemen from vari
Gus parts of Europe appeared in the process
sion, public interest conferred on Marsha
Soult, Duke of Dalmatia, Napoleonis stron!
supporter, commander of the Old Guard a
Lutzen and opponent of Wellington in Spain
He had been sent by Louis Philippe, kin:
of the French. as ambassador extraordinar-